SMITH & WESSON M686 357 Mag/38SPL PERforM CE - $1041.99 (Free S/H on Firearms)

I wish they made this same exact gun with a 4", 5", or 6" barrel. I'd already own it if they did.

I guess I don't know...it was an uneducated statement. I don't own a Glock. My response was referring to a revolver in good condition, it tends to be idiot proof. If I were to refer someone to a gun for self defense that was a novice, I would definitely recommend a quality revolver. The statement wasn't a diss on Glock

You definantly should have just sent it in to Smith and Wesson.

Smith and Wesson has a 100% no questions asked warranty repair on their firearms. (Sometimes even on firearms that had "work" done)

I have a 686-3 6" where the ejector rod had slightly bent causing rotational friction and trigger issues.
Well this gun was made maybe late 80's even before I was a sperm in my old man's balls (25).
Needless to say, there was is no way I'm the first owner, or the second, probably not even the fifth.
All I had to do was call s&w about it, give them my address and 3 days later my ol 686 had an all expense paid trip to whereeverthefucktheyfixitat.
They gave me a claim number that I was able to check on the status daily.
2 weeks later it came back to me good as new!
Not.a.dime.paid.

And ~600 rounds later, the revolver still shoots like a dream.
I don't promote companies, but when I do, its Smith and Wesson.

Really considering this as my first revolver. Anyone have it and have some feedback for me? If you don't like it whats a good alternative?

Smith, I wish I could, I miss the work, but unfortunately years of work with severe machinery vibration has caused me to suffer stenosing tenosynovitis in 4 of my fingers and it makes delicate and precise work difficult if not impossible. I unfortunately don't even know anyone I would recommend these days. All the old guard is either retiring or dying.

@white23--- sorry to hear someone dumped a defective $1200 gun on ya. That sucks.

@White23
You're right, I don't even own a gun. I've only fired an air soft. I was making a general statement about jamming up. If you buy a quality revolver for every day carry and shoot it enough to be comfortable with it, I would be very confident in its performance in a necessary situation. Geeesh.

Yes, revolvers both fail and break and if you don't think they do you don't shot very much. I've had firing pins break, forcing cones crack, pawls break, main spring loose tension and crack, and on my s&w 460 the internal lock turns engages every 2 to 3 shots before I removed it..
The advantage revolvers have over a semi is the fact that it won't jam on an ammo it doesn't like. If it doesn't like the ammo it will usually either suffer poor accuracy or or maybe difficult to eject the empties.
When a revolver fails it is 99.9% mechanical and usually easy to diagnose and Autos can be ammo, magazine spring, tension, magazine lips deformed, ftf, fte, jam, and oh so many more

Good deal on a beautiful Performance Center piece. If I didn't have to pay for my Fall classes soon, I would def be all over this!

One nice looking revolver...can these be SSE 'd?

Been wanting to add a revolver to the collection (specifically one from the PC).

Gotta love the penny pinching comments below. It's a Performance Center gun that's why its ~$875, if you want to spend less you can get basically the same gun from the standard production line ~$680 - http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_764963_-1_757910_757787_757787_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y...

I love these but why would anyone spend a grand on a revolver? I think I'd rather spend a little over $500 and get a Glock 20 (10mm).

I need me 2 or 3 of these; oh where is that tax refund? Sorry to say, but S&W is pricing themselves out of the market, and now with more competition from other countries arms manufacturers... they need to work on price issues, while keeping quality extra high... Love my MP9, 469, and Governor! Regards